Wait ! U mean the dentists are ACTIVELY HUNTING FOR OUR TEETH ! No way ! I thought only the tooth fairy .... wait are ... the dentists in league ... with the tooth fairies ! Oh No ! We are doomed ! I say ! DOOMED !

I can hardly open my jaw since there are also stitches holding the gums down. Worried about how to clean that area. Doc/surgeon was thorough in letting me know what not to do but dint exactly cover every instance of what I CAN do.

No heavy lifting or exercise which includes sports like Table-tennis

Just as I was getting the hang of generating that killer FH loop!

So I wanna not end up with any gum infections and get the swelling down ( right now I am applying ice packs to the cheek but it's tedious to hold it in place without pressing too hard so I can't exactly use the elastic straps to hold it in place ).

I got some sleep by pillows stuffed either side and under the arms to prevent rolling over or reclining the head on the wrong cheek.

3 words: Do not disturb.-You want to have a good blood clot in order to have good healing.-Soft diet.-Do not rinse the mouth too vigorously first day or two. You don't want to disturb or dislodge the blood clot in the socket.-Ice pack for first two days can reduce the swelling.-If the dentist hasn't prescribed anything for pain, over the counter ibuprofen works well. -If the pain suddenly gets worse a few days later (typically 3-5 days later), then you probably have an infection or a dry socket. To minimize the chance of these complications, managing the extraction site well the first day or 2 is important.-Remember: Do not disturb the extraction site.-Rest.

So pleased:a. the spammer has been removed, and b. responders basically said, "Go see a dentist."

One of the things that a topic like this always produces is a raft of horror stories. No one ever mentions that in 90%+ of cases there's never a problem. My dentist took out two of my wisdom teeth. Took him ten minutes in total, and the only reason it took that long was he had to wait five minutes for the anaesthetic to take effect. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.

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